Mussey Township, Michigan

Mussey Township, Michigan
Location within St. Clair County (red) and the administered village of Capac (pink)
Location within St. Clair County (red) and the administered village of Capac (pink)
Mussey Township is located in Michigan
Mussey Township
Mussey Township
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°00′48″N 82°55′41″W / 43.01333°N 82.92806°W / 43.01333; -82.92806
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountySt. Clair
Government
 • SupervisorMark Lauwers
Area
 • Total36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Land36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
827 ft (252 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,234
 • Density120/sq mi (45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48014
Area code810
FIPS code26-56380[1]
GNIS feature ID1626786[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Mussey Township is a civil township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,234 at the 2020 Census.[3]

The village of Capac is located within the township.

When the township was organized in 1855, it was named for Dexter Mussey, a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from Macomb County[4] and later Speaker of the House.[5]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mussey Township, Michigan
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  5. ^ DExter Mussey, The Political Graveyard